Afflicted with various illnesses, including cancer

Ed is representing two families who believe that they have been afflicted with various illnesses, including cancer because they were poisoned by radiation leaking from a power plant that is about one mile from where Ed’s plaintiffs have lived for many years. Due to the population explosion in that part of the state and the attendant subdivisions, there are approximately 10,000 residents within a 5- miles radius of the power plant.

All of these are potential clients. So, rather than do anything that would alert the nuclear plant of more lawsuits by mailing out/posting fliers to inquire about the health of each of the residents, Ed decides to send his paralegal Erin out to go door-to-door to inquire whether any of the residents (1) have the types of afflictions Ed’s current clients have and (2) have they any interest in bringing suit against the plant.

If Erin finds enough interest, Ed is planning to turn the case into a class action litigation. Can Erin legally do what Ed has purposed? Fvnlain urnlll- anclnlnr ‘Fllll’u